Chapter 6- Chris meets a man named Ronald Franz. He is a man who lost his family while he was away at war. He was left an "empty" after that. He attempts to fill the void of losing his family by adopting orphans in attempt to replace his old family. Chris has a huge impact on Ronald Franz and talks him into selling all of his possesions to tramp around like Chris. When Ronald hears of Chris' death, he is devistated and immediatly grabs a bottle of wiskey and renounces religion, and is basically waiting for death.
Chapter 7- This is when Chris says his goodbyes to everyone he knows, including Westerman and Burress via post card. He knows he may not be seeing anyone again since he is going into the wild, so he tries to soften the impact if he doesnt make it out.
Chapter 8- Krackauer describes the character of Carl McCunn and tells his story. Much like Chris, McCunn goes out into the wild and eventually meets his untimely end. The key comparison is that they both wanted the same thing form going out into the wild and both men were not prepared for the trip. McCunn is flown out to a remote place by a bush pilot but does not request a flight back. After he realizes his plunder he is stuck and eventually ends up shooting himself. The key difference that Krackauer points out is that he considers McCunn to have been slightly mentally insane. Chris on the other hand, knew exactly what he was doing and why he was doing it, but died anyway.
Chapter 9- Krackauer describes the story of Everett Reuss and compares it to that of Chris McCandless. The two stories are very similar in that both men were born into a well off living but ended up renouncing his life and leaving "civilized" life. He decides to pit himself against nature and become an outdoorsman just like Chris. He also has a similar dislike of his parents. Reuss also died at a very young age, 21.
Chapter 10- Walt is forced to identify Chris' body and it makes him feel depressed and let down. At the same time he basically blames Chris for everything.
Chapter 7- This is when Chris says his goodbyes to everyone he knows, including Westerman and Burress via post card. He knows he may not be seeing anyone again since he is going into the wild, so he tries to soften the impact if he doesnt make it out.
Chapter 8- Krackauer describes the character of Carl McCunn and tells his story. Much like Chris, McCunn goes out into the wild and eventually meets his untimely end. The key comparison is that they both wanted the same thing form going out into the wild and both men were not prepared for the trip. McCunn is flown out to a remote place by a bush pilot but does not request a flight back. After he realizes his plunder he is stuck and eventually ends up shooting himself. The key difference that Krackauer points out is that he considers McCunn to have been slightly mentally insane. Chris on the other hand, knew exactly what he was doing and why he was doing it, but died anyway.
Chapter 9- Krackauer describes the story of Everett Reuss and compares it to that of Chris McCandless. The two stories are very similar in that both men were born into a well off living but ended up renouncing his life and leaving "civilized" life. He decides to pit himself against nature and become an outdoorsman just like Chris. He also has a similar dislike of his parents. Reuss also died at a very young age, 21.
Chapter 10- Walt is forced to identify Chris' body and it makes him feel depressed and let down. At the same time he basically blames Chris for everything.